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Arian Foster Week 2 Status (1 Viewer)

FWIW, Ben Tate is the 3rd leading rusher in the entire NFL right now. (McCoy and Turner could both still pass him tonight as they are within about 10 yards, but that still leaves him at #5 going into tomorrow night).

At the very least, this will be much closer to a 50/50 split once Foster is healthy and back.

 
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
 
FWIW, Ben Tate is the 3rd leading rusher in the entire NFL right now. (McCoy and Turner could both still pass him tonight as they are within about 10 yards, but that still leaves him at #5 going into tomorrow night).
And he didn't start either game. Just shows how good their run blocking is.
 
Week 2 status? Overrated.
Yep it is. Unless of course you start out 0-2 because you picked Foster not understanding about the injury.Play Tate. :thumbup:
Care to make a friendly wager on who ends the game with more fantasy points?sig bet?
Walk don't run, because running hurt's me too much. :excited: Houston I think we have a problem. :lmao: Thanks it was fun, but I was trying to tell you and most everyone else hammy's take time. I do beleive he may miss some more time. But it does take 2-4 weeks to heel most of the time. If he re-injuried it, it may take longer. I do hope you have Tate.
 
Latest from RotowireFoster (hamstring) will start Sunday against Miami, the Houston Chronicle reports. "I think he'll be fine," Houston head coach Gary Kubiak said. "As long as there's no setbacks, he's ready to go." (about 6 hours ago)
And just so others are aware - "no setbacks" would involve somehow tweaking his hamstring doing walk-throughs.It's a shame Manning wasn't coming back this week too, the NFL would almost be back to full strength.
The sig report.Walk don't run, because running hurt's me too much. Houston I think we have a problem.
 
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With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:

 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
 
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With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
Yes but will he be WORTH starting? That will be the trick.
 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
Did you miss the part where Foster conceded his hammy tightened up at halftime and he took himself out of the game?
 
Gotta think they rest Foster for at least a week if not more, which is horrible news for Foster owners (me) because Tate looks good. No way Foster sat out the whole second half yesterday if he was able to play. The guy is playing for a contract, and watching Wally Pipp drive down his value with every carry. This has ugly written all over it.

 
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With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
Did you miss the part where Foster conceded his hammy tightened up at halftime and he took himself out of the game?
I also read that he was fine and that Kubiak had someone take Fosters helmut, so I'm not sure what the real truth is.
 
I don't have Foster or Tate, but I'm glad to see Foster ride the sidelines again this week. Serves him right for telling us fantasy owners we're "sick", when really the only thing sick is his anti-awesome hammy. Karma is real!

 
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
 
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With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
Running backs who are healthy and have a hammer lock on their starting job aren't held out for the second half of close games even if the back up is having a good game. So either he wasn't healthy or he doesn't have the hammer lock on the starting job that we all like to believe he does.
 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
Running backs who are healthy and have a hammer lock on their starting job aren't held out for the second half of close games even if the back up is having a good game. So either he wasn't healthy or he doesn't have the hammer lock on the starting job that we all like to believe he does.
This is a misnomer... Foster himself said it tightened up. This is not a re-injury. This was prevention. Foster returns to being the 60 snap a game RB when fully healed. He is not fully healed but this week 2 game was not a setback.
 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
Running backs who are healthy and have a hammer lock on their starting job aren't held out for the second half of close games even if the back up is having a good game. So either he wasn't healthy or he doesn't have the hammer lock on the starting job that we all like to believe he does.
Is this an ironic post? We know he is not healhty.
 
'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
This is an incredibly sensible post. I have said it earlier in the thread and I am going to repeat it- Foster looked GREAT last year. Tate merely looks GOOD this year. It is a very noticeable and important distinction, even if you think it is nit picking. People keep saying that Tate has looked amazing and that he is Arian Foster 2.0, but I simply haven't seen it. He has looked like a good back who is capable of performing at elite levels on this particular offense, with this coaching staff, and this offensive line. Arian Foster, by contrast, looked like a great back who is capable of performing at elite levels on ANY offense, with ANY coaching staff, and with ANY offensive line (you can argue the extent of truth of that last part and your argument would have merit, but the fact is that there are people who DO think Foster would thrive on any team, while there is essentially nobody who thinks Tate would be doing this on any team not named the Texans). The latter is much more valuable to any team and is enough to keep Foster getting the majority of the touches...if he is healthy. I add the "if he is healthy" part because the Foster I saw on Sunday was nothing like the Foster I saw all last season. He seemed a step slow, definitely lacked the explosion through the hole that made him so good last year, and didn't do anything to shed any tacklers or make anyone miss (outside of 1 run). If he returns to full health and plays like he did last year, the difference between Foster and Tate is great enough that Foster is a safe bet to receive a feature back's workload. If Foster does not return to full health this season and/or plays like the player I saw Sunday this year, I expect this to be a 50/50 split.For the record, I am an owner of Tate AND Foster in multiple dynasty and keeper leagues and the best case scenario for me is for this to be some sort of timeshare that results in Foster leaving at the end of the year (to become the feature back of another team), leaving Tate to be the feature back of the Texans. Unfortunately, I don't see it playing out that way unless Foster does not regain full health at any point this season.
 
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'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
Even if completely healthy it is extremely likely that Foster would ever put up 2,200 yards and 18 TDs again.Also the Texans have almost nothing invested in Foster right now ($515,000) but he is in a contract year so that number looks to go up a lot. A cheaper alternative to Foster appears to be emerging in their backfield, if Tate keeps playing well it would be foolish of the Texans to not at least consider moving forward with the cheaper option.
 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
Running backs who are healthy and have a hammer lock on their starting job aren't held out for the second half of close games even if the back up is having a good game. So either he wasn't healthy or he doesn't have the hammer lock on the starting job that we all like to believe he does.
Is this an ironic post? We know he is not healhty.
No, it is a response to Banger.
 
With the information available at the time, it was still the right decision to play Foster. This incident just adds another onto the pile of Kubiak's untrustworthy nature. Figuring out who will start this week will be fun. :rolleyes:
it'll be Foster. How many carries he'll get and how many Tate will get is another question.
:lmao: How can you possibly say that before the Texans have even practiced? How about we see if Foster is even able to practice before declaring him ready to go.
from what I've read Foster was ok but Kubiak kept him out the 2nd half. Who knows what's going on in this cat and mouse game. I have Tate so there's nothing I'd like better than to get another productive day out of him but my monday morning thought is that Foster will be ok and play next week....we'll see how the drama unfolds and how everyone reads the tea leaves this week.
Running backs who are healthy and have a hammer lock on their starting job aren't held out for the second half of close games even if the back up is having a good game. So either he wasn't healthy or he doesn't have the hammer lock on the starting job that we all like to believe he does.
This is a misnomer... Foster himself said it tightened up. This is not a re-injury. This was prevention. Foster returns to being the 60 snap a game RB when fully healed. He is not fully healed but this week 2 game was not a setback.
That's not a misnomer.
 
'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
Even if completely healthy it is extremely likely that Foster would ever put up 2,200 yards and 18 TDs again.Also the Texans have almost nothing invested in Foster right now ($515,000) but he is in a contract year so that number looks to go up a lot. A cheaper alternative to Foster appears to be emerging in their backfield, if Tate keeps playing well it would be foolish of the Texans to not at least consider moving forward with the cheaper option.
The Texans know what Arian Foster is. They know he can be the most productive back in the NFL in their system. As for what they know about Tate, they know he can produce when given rushing attempts. But, they also know that he has already missed an entire season with an ankle injury. They know he couldn't beat out Derrick Ward for the back up role. They know he has lost a fumble in one of the two games he has played in. There are a lot of RBs that can do what Ben Tate is doing. Many equally talented players are. But, Foster was elite. He was the most productive player at his position for an entire season. They are not throwing that away to save money.
 
From Twitter...

HoustonTexans Houston Texans

by caplannfl

Kubiak on RB Ben Tate: "He's playing really well...Ben's probably going to carry most of the load right now...He's coming along."

NickScurfield Nick Scurfield

by caplannfl

Kubiak on Ben Tate: "He has made improvement in pass protection. We trust him back there."

Arian Foster (hamstring) did not participate in running drills with the Texans on Monday, and is considered "day to day."

"We took the step that we were kind of expecting to take. We were hoping to get him 10-15 carries," said coach Gary Kubiak of Foster's Week 1 effort. "He ended up getting 10. I think it is going to be a process with Arian working back to full speed." It sounds like the Texans will continue to limit Foster's workloads going forward. Ben Tate is going to be the best fantasy play in Houston's backfield until Foster proves his health.

Related: Ben Tate

Source: Nick Scurfield on Twitter

Sep 19 - 4:43 PM

Gut shot for us Foster owners.

 
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'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
Even if completely healthy it is extremely likely that Foster would ever put up 2,200 yards and 18 TDs again.Also the Texans have almost nothing invested in Foster right now ($515,000) but he is in a contract year so that number looks to go up a lot. A cheaper alternative to Foster appears to be emerging in their backfield, if Tate keeps playing well it would be foolish of the Texans to not at least consider moving forward with the cheaper option.
Still not sure how this factors into it. If they think Foster is the better player, why not milk him this year then make a business decision that Tate is capable enough and not pay Foster his money? I just don't see how they let a supposed better talent sit on the sidelines
 
"We took the step that we were kind of expecting to take. We were hoping to get him 10-15 carries. He ended up getting 10. I think it is going to be a process with Arian working back to full speed."Gut shot for us Foster owners.
:shrug: NOt really. I'd rather them rest him and work him back to full health rather than have this persist all season long. If you drafted for depth well then it can lessen the sting and allow you to bench him and still win.
 
Tough news. My keeper team's a walking injury ward, and Foster useless for a couple weeks will be the biggest pain. Guess we just need to sit back and wait for him to get back to it. Tate'll be a very good play for 2-3 more weeks, it seems.

 
"We took the step that we were kind of expecting to take. We were hoping to get him 10-15 carries. He ended up getting 10. I think it is going to be a process with Arian working back to full speed."Gut shot for us Foster owners.
:shrug: NOt really. I'd rather them rest him and work him back to full health rather than have this persist all season long. If you drafted for depth well then it can lessen the sting and allow you to bench him and still win.
as a foster/tate owner is it wrong to say we hope foster tears it and is done for the season so we have a stud rb1 in tate?
 
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Foster when healthy will get the majority of the carries. Foster's problem isn't Tate, it's his hamstring. To say that Tate earned the job after two weeks is just being premature imo...
 
'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
Even if completely healthy it is extremely likely that Foster would ever put up 2,200 yards and 18 TDs again.Also the Texans have almost nothing invested in Foster right now ($515,000) but he is in a contract year so that number looks to go up a lot. A cheaper alternative to Foster appears to be emerging in their backfield, if Tate keeps playing well it would be foolish of the Texans to not at least consider moving forward with the cheaper option.
The Texans know what Arian Foster is. They know he can be the most productive back in the NFL in their system. As for what they know about Tate, they know he can produce when given rushing attempts. But, they also know that he has already missed an entire season with an ankle injury. They know he couldn't beat out Derrick Ward for the back up role. They know he has lost a fumble in one of the two games he has played in. There are a lot of RBs that can do what Ben Tate is doing. Many equally talented players are. But, Foster was elite. He was the most productive player at his position for an entire season. They are not throwing that away to save money.
Do you have some kind of pipeline into the Texans front office?At the beginning of the season I would have said that when healthy Houston is Foster's show, I probably believe that still, but I don't think that is written in stone anymore.The Texans run a great system but that does not make Foster a great player. This is Shanahan's system, it's a time tested, plug-n-play RB heaven (Olandis Gary, Reuben Droughns and Mike Anderson have all looked like world beaters in this system). I don't know why you think Foster is the only RB in Houston capable of excelling in that system, particularly when the evidence suggests otherwise.
 
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'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
Even if completely healthy it is extremely likely that Foster would ever put up 2,200 yards and 18 TDs again.Also the Texans have almost nothing invested in Foster right now ($515,000) but he is in a contract year so that number looks to go up a lot. A cheaper alternative to Foster appears to be emerging in their backfield, if Tate keeps playing well it would be foolish of the Texans to not at least consider moving forward with the cheaper option.
Still not sure how this factors into it. If they think Foster is the better player, why not milk him this year then make a business decision that Tate is capable enough and not pay Foster his money? I just don't see how they let a supposed better talent sit on the sidelines
Who says Foster is a better talent? The first indicator coming into the NFL is draft position (I know it's not science, it's just the first impression) and Tate won that battle running away. We need to see more from Tate but his first two games suggest that he may be equivalent to Foster.Milking Foster is an option but how will they know if Tate is a capable replacement if he doesn't get at least half time in the backfield?
 
"We took the step that we were kind of expecting to take. We were hoping to get him 10-15 carries. He ended up getting 10. I think it is going to be a process with Arian working back to full speed."Gut shot for us Foster owners.
:shrug: NOt really. I'd rather them rest him and work him back to full health rather than have this persist all season long. If you drafted for depth well then it can lessen the sting and allow you to bench him and still win.
That sounds like revisionist history from Kubiak. Didn't Kubs say on Friday or Saturday that he wanted Foster to get 60 snaps and 20 carries and Tate 10 carries?
 
"We took the step that we were kind of expecting to take. We were hoping to get him 10-15 carries. He ended up getting 10. I think it is going to be a process with Arian working back to full speed."Gut shot for us Foster owners.
:shrug: NOt really. I'd rather them rest him and work him back to full health rather than have this persist all season long. If you drafted for depth well then it can lessen the sting and allow you to bench him and still win.
That sounds like revisionist history from Kubiak. Didn't Kubs say on Friday or Saturday that he wanted Foster to get 60 snaps and 20 carries and Tate 10 carries?
And just so others are aware - "Kubs/Kubiak" is Texans head coach Gary Kubiak.
 
Just for the record Tate ran really really well against the Saints in preseason. could be a big game on tap for this week. At least a 100 yards and maybe 2 TD's.

 
"We took the step that we were kind of expecting to take. We were hoping to get him 10-15 carries. He ended up getting 10. I think it is going to be a process with Arian working back to full speed."Gut shot for us Foster owners.
:shrug: NOt really. I'd rather them rest him and work him back to full health rather than have this persist all season long. If you drafted for depth well then it can lessen the sting and allow you to bench him and still win.
That sounds like revisionist history from Kubiak. Didn't Kubs say on Friday or Saturday that he wanted Foster to get 60 snaps and 20 carries and Tate 10 carries?
And just so others are aware - "Kubs/Kubiak" is Texans head coach Gary Kubiak.
If you don't know the name of the coach for the #1 RB in fantasy football you should probably switch hobbies.
 
'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
Even if completely healthy it is extremely likely that Foster would ever put up 2,200 yards and 18 TDs again.Also the Texans have almost nothing invested in Foster right now ($515,000) but he is in a contract year so that number looks to go up a lot. A cheaper alternative to Foster appears to be emerging in their backfield, if Tate keeps playing well it would be foolish of the Texans to not at least consider moving forward with the cheaper option.
Still not sure how this factors into it. If they think Foster is the better player, why not milk him this year then make a business decision that Tate is capable enough and not pay Foster his money? I just don't see how they let a supposed better talent sit on the sidelines
Who says Foster is a better talent? The first indicator coming into the NFL is draft position (I know it's not science, it's just the first impression) and Tate won that battle running away. We need to see more from Tate but his first two games suggest that he may be equivalent to Foster.Milking Foster is an option but how will they know if Tate is a capable replacement if he doesn't get at least half time in the backfield?
Wow I know you just didn't say draft position. Tell that to the 49ers about Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers...
 
Can anyone refresh my memory on what made Houston sour on Steve Slaton? I know he sort of blew up his rookie year only to be not considered at all for the starting job shortly after. I'm just trying to see if Kubiak has sort of showed his hand before in how he deals with RBs.

 
'Concept Coop said:
Looks like Foster lost his job. Tate is the better back anyways. The texans must be happy this is going down the way it is because they can let Foster walk next year.
LOL... Must have Tate but not Foster on your roster and just hoping your delusions come true. :lmao:
How many times does a RB lose his job completely after 2 weeks when he's #3 rushing in the NFL? I can't imagine Foster loses his job completely, but I think you're going to see a 50/50 or 60/40 split. Tate has absolutely earned it.
I am willing to bet it has happened more recently than the reigning rushing leader losing his job due to injury, after 2 weeks.Tate has not earned the job. You earn the job when you are the best player on your team, at the position you play. Tate is not. Tate is not putting up the numbers that Foster did last season. To this point, Tate has not produced what Foster did week one, in two games. To top it off, Tate is nowhere near the threat that Foster is out of the backfield - not as a blocker (per reports) or a pass catcher (per results). Tate has not looked great, in my opinion. He looks to have burst and an offensive line that can take advantage of his burst. But Foster is the more talented back and will get the lion's share when healthy. (For the record, Foster owner in 1 of 9 leagues. Tate owner in 2.)
Even if completely healthy it is extremely likely that Foster would ever put up 2,200 yards and 18 TDs again.Also the Texans have almost nothing invested in Foster right now ($515,000) but he is in a contract year so that number looks to go up a lot. A cheaper alternative to Foster appears to be emerging in their backfield, if Tate keeps playing well it would be foolish of the Texans to not at least consider moving forward with the cheaper option.
Still not sure how this factors into it. If they think Foster is the better player, why not milk him this year then make a business decision that Tate is capable enough and not pay Foster his money? I just don't see how they let a supposed better talent sit on the sidelines
Who says Foster is a better talent? The first indicator coming into the NFL is draft position (I know it's not science, it's just the first impression) and Tate won that battle running away. We need to see more from Tate but his first two games suggest that he may be equivalent to Foster.Milking Foster is an option but how will they know if Tate is a capable replacement if he doesn't get at least half time in the backfield?
Wow I know you just didn't say draft position. Tell that to the 49ers about Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers...
...(I know it's not science, it's just the first impression)...
 
Per rotoworld...

Coach Gary Kubiak announced Monday that Ben Tate will be the Texans' lead back until Arian Foster's hamstring fully heals.

"He's playing really well," Kubiak said of Tate. "Ben's probably going to carry most of the load right now. ... He's going to be out there a great deal." Kubiak also praised Tate's pass protection for the second straight week. Foster didn't look fully healthy during the first half of Houston's Week 2 win over Miami, and had to shut it down at intermission. The Texans will lean on Tate against the Saints in Week 3. You'll be hard pressed to name 12 better running back plays in fantasy football.

 

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